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Carlos SierraPresident of Sierra Public Affairs; Former Campaign Manager Buddy Roemer for President :

Republicans are slowly awakening to the political reality of a changing electorate. An electorate where the white vote continues to shrink, as the Hispanic vote continues to rise. Mitt Romney accomplished something that not even John McCain was able to accomplish - he managed to receive less than 27 percent of the Hispanic vote.

The Republican Party needs some tutoring in math, specifically electoral math. Hispanics are taking over the Southwest United States and becoming more of a factor in key battleground states. When you add up all the states that have a high Hispanic population, including Texas, these states add up to more than 200 electoral votes. For those that forgot already, you only need 270 to win the White House.

As a Hispanic Republican, I welcome the beltway chatter on immigration reform. I will be attending an immigration reform summit in D.C. next week. Let's see if my fellow Republicans truly want to save the party of Lincoln and Roosevelt.

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